The juried festival will feature 88 exhibitors selling glass, ceramics, jewelry, paintings and other works. There also will be food trucks, art demonstrations, children’s craft activities and concerts by local groups such as the Les Nuages with Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino, Roaring Kelly Band, Orchid City Brass Band and the Bak Middle School of the Arts ensembles.

The festival will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the nonprofit visual art school at 1700 Parker Ave. in West Palm Beach. Admission is free, as are the shuttles running between the Armory and parking at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

The event is the brainchild of Executive Director Tom Pearson. He’s attended a lot of festivals. “My wife is an art festival junkie,” he said.

It replaces a holiday ceramics sale that didn’t draw many shoppers.

“This is a way to get our name out there and for more people to know who we are,” Pearson said.

Armory faculty members will demonstrate skills taught at the school, such as printmaking, painting, ceramics and blacksmithing.

The festival is also a good opportunity for artists to sell their work in West Palm Beach, especially since SunFest is discontinuing its long-standing juried art show, Pearson said.

He doesn’t expect this festival to be a money-maker, although if it catches on it might be in the future. “My goal is to break even,” he said.

The event costs nearly $50,000 to mount and is partially underwritten by a $20,000 grant from PNC Bank’s foundation.

Exhibitors, who come from around the country, were chosen to provide a variety of designs, materials and subjects, said Liza Niles, chief of education and exhibitions. Goods are priced affordably.